Joseph la loude



Nov. 11, 1924. 1,515,395

. J. LA LONDE COVER REMOVER Filed Fb. 2, 1924 3140 How 4 l' flaw/v05.

Patented Nov. 11, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH LA LONDE, OE GILBERT, MINNESOTA.

COVER ItElVIOVlillt.

Application filed February 2, 18241. Serial No. 690,313

To Nd/4 71 0772i h'illafi/ concern: toothed like gripping edge thereupon, as the lie it known that It Jointed LA Lorena, body portions of these jaws are of fiat metal a citizen oi the United States, residing; at similar to the cross sectional shape of the Gilbert, in the county oi tilt, Louis and handle 1. However upon the circumferen- 55 5 State of Minnesota, have invented certain tial edge of the jaws 6 and 8 are formed latnew and useful Improvements in Cover Reerally projecting arcuate lugs or teeth 12 movers, of which the followingis a specitiand 13, the former projecting from one cation, reference being had therein to the side of the jaws and the latter from the accompanying drawing. opposite side, so that in the event of wish- 60 10 This invention relates to cover removers mg to grip a can cover trom the top the or wrenches and has special reh rence to a wrench may be placed like a cap therewrench of this character adapted tor use in upon and. by a swinging motion of the the rcn'ioval or application of truit jar co n handle 1. the teeth about the cover are made d th lik to grip same. There being the two sets 65 The principal object of the invention is of teeth 12 and 13, it is obvious that the to produce sur-h a wrench tor as .c reat a cover may he in this manner either screwed range of use as possible, as well as one exon or oti, and the pivotal point 14: ot the ceptionally e lent jaw 8 being readily slidable either to or i-"tnother object is to provide such a from the pivotal point 5, adjustment of the 70 wrench capable of use upon widely ditl'erent wrench is exceedingly simple, and prac- SlAE-ltl covers Without material change in the t-ically automatic. adjustment of the wrench. In the event of a more forceful gripping Other objects and advantages ot the in beingrequired than that possible by the provention will appear in the further desci'iptruding teeth 12 or 13 the inner serrated 2 tion thereot. edges of the jaws 6 and 8 may be utilized, Referring now to the accompanying which it is apparent are very much stronger, drawing forming part of this application as Well as considerably smaller in diameter and in which like reference characters indifor convenience in engaging considerably cate like parts: smaller objects to be adjusted. 80 Figure 1 is a side elevation ot one at the At 15 l have illustrated a prick point completely assembled Wrenches and which may be formed integral with the iiig'ure 2 is an edge elevation oi? same. handle 1 or the shank 9 ot the jaw 8, fur- I represents the handle portion of the ther augmenting.the genera] utility ot the wrench which J: have illustrated as be implement; these added features coo 'ierat- L 5 oi? novel and usetul construction in that ingr in the usefulness of the device in as is providi-al with a :t'olding cork screw 2, suriug its presence and accessibility when bottle cap remover 3, and can opener 4, required for the removal or adjustment of though these do not form part of my present can or jar tops or covers.

invention. Having thus described my invention 90 40 The handle is preferably of flat metal conwhat I claim and desire to secure by Letstruction and has pivoted upon the ext I'S Patent, is: trenlg upper d th f as t 5 semi- A wrench of the character described comcircularly shaped gripping jaw 6 pivotally prising); a utility handle, a semi-circularly carrying upon its free end as at 7 a sin'iilarly shaped flat metal clamping jaw pivotally 95 shaped jaw8terminating in the tangentially united to one end of the handle, a second shaped shank 9 which is pivoted upon one semi-circularly shaped flat clamping jaw side of the slidable sleeve 10, the latter surpivotally attached at one end to the opposite rounding the handle 1 intermediate of the end of the first mentioned jaw and at the cork screw 2 and. the pivotal point 5. other end pivotally and slida-bly mounted The inner edges of the jaws 6 and are upon the handle, the inner edges of said jaw aeterablv serrhted as at ll, forming a being serrated for clamping purposes, and

clamping lugs projecting laterally from the In testimony whereof I hereunto afllx my outer edges of the jaws, said lugs being signature in the presence of two Witnesses. spaced alternately in respect to their lateral directions so as to be formed of a single JOSEPH LA. LONDE 5 piece of metal and integral with the body Witnesses:

portion; of-- the jaw, for Y the pnrpcse de GEORGE 'D. CLIFFORD; scribed; EUGENE BORDEN. 

